Congo's Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment falters

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 19:32 · Archive

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo have surpassed 9,000 with a death toll of 4,381 as containment efforts falter.

Confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000 according to health ministry data released Tuesday. The ministry reported 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths—a death toll equivalent to nearly half the confirmed cases. The rising death toll has alarmed health workers and authorities, with a significant share of recorded deaths occurring outside treatment centres.

The latest report indicated that 'community transmission remains a concern', with 88 new confirmed cases recorded. The outbreak has created new hot spots as it spreads to more communities, with 65 health zones across seven provinces now affected. Efforts to contain the virus have been faltering amid relentless community transmission.

Last week, Kenya became the first country since Uganda to record an Ebola case imported from Congo, deepening concern about wider regional spread of the virus.

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• Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falterThe number of confirmed cases in Ebola’s deadly outbreak has surpassed 9,000 in relentless community transmission as efforts to contain it falter, data from the Congolese health ministry shows.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 18:24
• Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falterThe number of confirmed cases in Ebola’s deadly outbreak has surpassed 9,000 in relentless community transmission as efforts to contain it falter, data from the Congolese health ministry shows.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 18:24

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